suck

suck

2. To draw a fluid into the mouth; specifically, to draw milk from the breast.

[A.S. sūcan]

suck

Etymology: L, sugere, to suck

1 to draw a liquid or semiliquid into the mouth by creating a partial vacuum through motions of the lips and tongue.

2 to hold on the tongue and dissolve by the movements of the mouth and action of the saliva.

3 to draw fluid into the mouth, specifically to draw milk from the breast or nursing bottle.

suck

[AS. sucan, to suck]

1. To draw fluid into the mouth, as from the breast.

2. To exhaust air from a tube and thus draw fluid from a container.

3. That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking.

Patient discussion about suck

Q. What does thumb or finger sucking mean in ADULTS? People watch the unusual behavior of a person and decide their disorder. I strongly agree, but here is a critical question for you all. What does thumb or finger sucking mean in ADULTS?

A. It’s not a show to enjoy and laugh! It means that whomever you are talking about needs to see a psychologist. I am not joking. Things we are supposed to out-grow but don't, i.e. thumb sucking, imaginary friends or bed wetting, can represent serious problems or mental blocks.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_OVYDwwAu4&eurl=http://www.imedix.com/health_community/vB%5EOVYDwwAu4_health_posture_1953?q=sucking&feature=player_embedded

After describing the tight and unpliable nature of women's stays, he wrote, "Hence it will appear evident why women of rank, and those in the middle stations of life meet with difficulty in giving suck to children .

This said, all you old dudes who write in to tell us how we suck, have too many handrails, and should be more like Concrete Wave: after you get done on eBay or developing your new racing truck, you can point your fingers directly at me.

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